CLEVELAND, Ohio - Oil on the road has closed Carnegie Avenue just east of downtown Cleveland Wednesday evening.

The westbound lanes of Carnegie Avenue are closed between East 18th and East 30th streets, traffic site Sigalert.com reports. Cleveland police said the closure spans a bit further east to East 46th Street.

The city of Cleveland's Division of Streets is working to remedy the spill with an absorbent, and the fire department is also at the spill scene, Cleveland police said.